Good News Bible Anglicised

Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 9:1-7 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

1. Don't be jealous of the wife you love. You will only be teaching her how to do you harm.

2. Do not surrender your dignity to a woman.

3. Keep away from other men's wives or they will trap you.

4. Don't keep company with female musicians; they will trick you.

5. Don't look too intently at a virgin, or you may find yourself forced to pay a bride price.

6. Don't give yourself to prostitutes, or you may lose everything you own.

7. So don't go looking about in the streets or wandering round in the run-down parts of town.